Game-counter.



PATENTED OCT. 3, 1905.

O O O O O G D O 0 s. B. MATSON.

GAME COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1904.

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GAME-rCOUNTER Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed A t 29, 1904. Serial No. 222,623.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BENJAMIN MAT- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Denver, Denver county, Colorado, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Game-Counters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for keeping count of the points ingames with cards, such as high-five,'whist, &c., and also to record thenumber of games Won on each side.

The object of the invention is to provide a counter which can be placedon the corner of the table, so that each player can see exactly how thegame stands at all times without asking.

Another object is to facilitate counting backward, or what card playersterm in the hole.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in -WhichFigure 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 is a rear view, of the device.

In the drawings, 1 is a rectangular post or upright secured to a base 2and having a top 3. The front of the post is adapted for keeping countof the points made, While the rear thereof is adapted for keeping recordof the number of games won.

The front of the post is provided with four vertical rows of holes 4,which are adapted to receive the pegs usually employed as markers ingames of this character. In the center of the post, with two rows ofholes on each side, I provide a vertical row of figures 5, each figurehaving a pair of holes arranged on each side thereof. I leave a space inthe center of the row of figures, and on each side of this space thefirst figure is 1, the second 2, and so on up to 9, reading upwardly anddownwardly from the center space, the figures and holes in the upperdivision being used to count the points gained, while those in the lowerdivision are used to count the points lost. I prefer to paint thatportion of the post carrying the holes and figures of the lower divisionin a different color from that carrying the upper divisionz'. 0., Ipaint the lower half of the post a different color from the upper half.

The rear side of the post is provided with a central vertical row offigures 6, beginning at 1 at the bottom of the post and reading up to 12at the top thereof, and a vertical row of holes 7 on each side of therow of figures. As said before, this side of the post is adapted to keepcount of the number of games Won by each player.

I prefer to indent the figures on metal plates 8, as shown, and securethese in any suitable manner to the post; but I do not Wish to limitmyself to this way of mounting the figures, nor do I wish to limitmyself to the exact construction shown, as it is obvious that thedetails may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A device of theclass described comprising a post having a row of indicating-numeralsthereon, said numerals increasing in denomination from a central pointin both directions, the post from said central point in one directionhaving a different color from the part of said post extending in theopposite direction from said central point, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising an upright post having arow of digits extending from top to bottom thereof, and rows of holesopposite said row of digits said post having its lower half of one colorand its upper half of another color.

8. A device of the class described comprising an upright post having arow of indicating-numerals thereon, said numerals increasing indenomination from a central point in both directions, the post from saidcentral point downwardly having a different color from the upper partthereof, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described comprising an upright post havingparallel vertical rows of holes therein and a vertical row of figuresthereon, the denomination of said figures increasing from the center ofthe row upwardly and downwardly.

5. Adevice of the class described comprising a member having a row ofholes and a row of indicating-numerals, said numerals increasing indenomination from the center in both directions.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL BENJAMIN MATSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. MARINE, IV. E. ADAMS.

